Lake Geneva Wisconsin USA-1972: People Watching A Train Moving Down A Street

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationLake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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People Watching A Train Moving Down A Street — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a sunny day at a park in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. A woman in a purple cardigan and glasses smiles in a grassy yard before the scene shifts to a small train labeled 'Burlington' moving along a paved path. The train, with a red passenger car, carries riders through a tree-lined area with flower beds. The footage shows classic Super 8 color grading and film grain, evoking a nostalgic mid-1970s Americana feel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124349312

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1970s U.S. home-movie requests needing a brief park or tourist-train street scene for documentary, museum, education, or editorial use.
Period detail: The clip shows 1972 8mm footage with a woman in glasses and a cardigan, a small train marked Burlington, a red passenger car, mature trees, pavement, and flower beds.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot feel, moving from a smiling woman in a yard to people riding a small train through a public park setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a smiling woman, glasses, purple cardigan, white house, paved street, Burlington-marked train, red passenger car, riders, trees, and flower beds.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm home-movie texture with visible grain, soft focus, purple-blue color shift, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet frame edges.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, travel insert, transportation cutaway, or transition between family footage and public recreation scenes.
Historical context: The clip documents everyday leisure in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, with a small passenger-carrying train moving through a landscaped, tree-lined area.
Research note: Human faces and the Burlington name are visible, so copyright, trademark, likeness, and location context should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1972 Lake Geneva 8mm home movie, Wisconsin park train, Burlington miniature train, and 1970s family travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1972 Lake Geneva material, then with Wisconsin park, tourist train, and family travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1972 Lake Geneva footage, a woman in glasses and a purple cardigan smiles outdoors near a lawn, trees, and a white house. — A woman smiles in a grassy yard before the train sequence begins.

A small train marked Burlington moves through a tree-lined Lake Geneva park area in 1972 8mm home-movie footage. — The Burlington-marked train passes along a paved route near landscaping.

The Burlington-marked train is seen in a closer 1972 Lake Geneva view, moving beside a paved street and landscaped trees. — A closer side view shows the train body and Burlington lettering.

A red passenger car with visible riders follows the Burlington-marked train in 1972 Lake Geneva park footage. — Riders sit in the red passenger car as the small train continues past the park.

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